The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has called on African countries to harness technology to transform their education systems and promote inclusive learning across the continent. Alausa made the call in Abuja at the opening of the MoodleMoot Africa Conference 2025, organised by the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). The conference, themed “Leveraging
Arc. Sonny Echono, the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has encouraged Nigerian tertiary institutions to speed up the adoption of ICT in teaching, research, and administration. He made this call in Abuja on Monday while speaking at a 2-Day Workshop on Blackboard/TERAS Adoption and Usage in Beneficiary Institutions, organised for Registrars,
Education experts have urged African governments to allocate more funds for enhancing digital systems in universities. They stated that outdated methods and inadequate infrastructure are hindering progress in higher education across the continent. This call for increased investment was made during the Digital Higher Education Africa (DHEA) Summit 2025, held at the prestigious Eko Hotel
The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), has established two new offices to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of its ICT operations. The decision was made during a special meeting of the school’s Governing Council on Thursday, May 1, 2025. The meeting followed a report from a committee that examined how the university can improve
Directors of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) from universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education across Nigeria have identified poor infrastructure, limited funding, and resistance to change as major obstacles hindering the digital transformation of the country’s higher education system. This was revealed on Monday during the 2025 Annual Conference of the Committee of Directors of
The Federal College of Education, Ekiadolor (FCET Ekiadolor), has partnered with Retail Development and Investment Company Limited (RDIC), the owners of Iwemi Engine, to enhance academic visibility and embrace digital transformation. The collaboration formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on May 1, 2025, will provide students and FCET Ekiadolor staff with new opportunities to
